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The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force released its findings to Congress and the president last week. To make a long story short, the Air National Guard has a good deal to be happy about.
After a year of interviews, site visits, data collection, analysis and hearings, the... Read more

NGAUS Washington Report
(Jan. 22, 2014) Congress provided the National Guard with significant money for equipment in the $1.1 trillion funding bill passed this month for fiscal 2014. The omnibus bill, which includes all 12 appropriations bills, was signed into law Friday by President Barack Obama... Read more

NGAUS Washington Report
(Jan. 14, 2014) The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force has finished hearing testimony and will have its report ready for the president and Congress on Feb. 1.
At its final hearing last week, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James spoke well of the... Read more

Created in the fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force has been tasked to submit a report, containing a “comprehensive study and recommendations to the President and Congressional Defense committees … to help determine whether, and... Read more

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(Dec. 23, 2013) The 23rd Secretary of the Air Force was formally sworn in Friday at the Pentagon.
Deborah James assumed the position of the Air Force’s civilian leader, making her the second female in Air Force history to serve in the role.
As James takes on her new duties... Read more

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(Dec. 3, 2013) Undocumented family members of people in the military now have a smoother road to the green card that gives them status as a permanent resident.
The policy from the administration of President Barack Obama went into effect last month, according to a story in... Read more

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(Dec. 3, 2013) More than 100 chief executive officers of defense and aerospace industries have urged Congress to end sequestration, which, they say, is harming the economy and national security, according to a CNN report online.
“We urge you to do whatever it takes to end... Read more

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(Nov. 12, 2013) President Barack Obama commemorated Veterans Day Monday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., calling the holiday a reminder of the nation's "sacred obligation" to those who have "fought for our freedom and stood sentry for our security"... Read more

After a 16-day government shutdown and just before the U.S. was set to reach its borrowing limit, Congress cleared, and the president signed H.R. 2775, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, a measure to reopen the government and lift the debt ceiling. The law funds the government through January... Read more

NGAUS Washington Report
(Oct. 15, 2013) Word in Washington, D.C., is that a deal is about to be struck that could end the government shutdown now in its 15th day.
But National Guardsmen shouldn’t be packing their bags for a weekend drill just yet.
Senators are reported to be close to agreeing on... Read more